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disillusion
[ dis-i-loo-zhuhn ]
verb (used with object)
- to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.
disillusion
/ ˌɪɪˈːə /
verb
- tr to destroy the ideals, illusions, or false ideas of
noun
- the act of disillusioning or the state of being disillusioned
Other Word Forms
- 徱···Dz·Գ noun
- 徱··· [dis-i-, loo, -siv], adjective
- ܲ·徱···DzԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disillusion1
Example Sentences
On 16 January this year, Rimmer reposted to his Facebook page an item from the "Traditional Britain Group – Lifeboat" which describes itself as "a home to the disillusioned patriot".
And at 47, Taylor appealed to voters disillusioned by career politicians who were looking for someone younger to steer their city in a new direction.
She was disillusioned by the music business, which she felt didn’t take her seriously.
Lurie, a moderate Democrat, bested incumbent London Breed and three other City Hall veterans by appealing to voters disillusioned with sprawling homelessness and the city’s stalled post-COVID recovery.
At first sympathetic to left-wing ideas, he grew disillusioned with Latin America's revolutionary causes, eventually running unsuccessfully for the Peruvian presidency with a centre-right party in 1990.
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